Win 7 and IE 9 machine

Your browsing experience isn’t being choked off with software that your banks insisted you installed by any chance? Typically in the UK many banks insist one installs Trusteer Rapport which can interfere with browsing speeds I’ve noticed; particularly with secure sites (HTTPS.)
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